Jenkins County, Georgia Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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==== Parent County  ====
==== Parent County  ====
'''1905'''--Jenkins County was created 17 August 1905&nbsp;from [[Bulloch County, Georgia|Bulloch]], [[Burke County, Georgia|Burke]],[[Emanuel County, Georgia|Emanuel]] and [[Screven County, Georgia|Screven]] Counties.<br>'''County seat:''' Millen <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>


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==== Variant Spellings  ====
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==== Record Loss ====
==== Record Loss ====
 
'''1919''' -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.
 
For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:
 
*[[Burned Counties Research]] <br>
*[http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424 http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424]


== Places/Localities  ==
== Places/Localities  ==
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